Assuncao Tweeted news of the bout earlier today. A source close to the event told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) verbal agreements are in place but that bout agreements haven’t been signed.

WEC 52 takes place place Nov. 11 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

The night’s main card, which airs on Versus, is headlined by former featherweight champ Urijah Faber’s bantamweight debut, which comes against former title challenger Takeya Mizugaki. It’s not known if Assuncao vs. Davis will be part of the televised lineup.

Once among the 145-pound division’s top 10, Assuncao now likely is fighting for his life in the organization. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt signed with the WEC in 2009 and posted decision wins over Jameel Massouh and Yves Jabouin to extend his win streak to six. However, he’s since tapped out to Urijah Faber at WEC 46 and suffered a split-decision defeat to Diego Nunes in June at WEC 49.

Davis, a former star of the now-defunct IFL, recently saw a three-fight WEC win streak come to a halt with a technical-submission loss to top contender Josh Grispi at WEC 49. Prior to the defeat, the former Affliction and World Victory Road fighter posted a string of decision wins over Javier Vazquez, Nunes and Deividas Taurosevicius under the WEC banner.

For the latest on WEC 52, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

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